... so are planning on renting villas so that we can park the vehicles safely and travel to the bigger sites by train. One place we were looking at renting a villa is between ... ... idea is to rent the villa close to the stations in one of these towns and commute ... more

... the rich folk had their villas that also got wiped out by the volcano. It is smaller and easier to see (and some say better preserved) than the better known Pompeii. IF I knew how to upload photos to this site I'd show you the ones I just took ... more

... family and I stayed at Villa Simpatia, organised through Naples Villas, for a week in July and had an amazing time. From the moment we first made our enquiry we found Alfonso and his team extremely helpful. The villa itself was ... ... website did not do the villa justice at all ... more

... Thank you for your praise and kind words. We are so pleased that you had such an amazing holiday and wedding reception and that you were happy with our service. Our aim is to offer a fantastic service for all our clients. Alfonso Massa Naples Villas www.naplesvillas.co.uk ... more

... where we've booked a villa. We have 2 boys age 12 and 10, the youngest is disabled (autism) but we enjoyed Rome last year and he coped pretty well. We are wondering where to visit, we're imagining 3 nights in Naples, including a day trip out to Herculaneum ... more

... one of their very first to include some English as well) can be found here: http://www.ischianews.com/images/phocadownload/Magazine_2011/2011_ischianews_aprile_low.pdf And in the event you wanted to stay the week, I'm pretty sure some of the villas are available by then ... more

... also of some of the villas on Portici's Golden Mile. For more about those, the archaeological sites and the various towns and villages nearby, there's an interesting 100+ page leaflet - "Discovering Vesuvius" - that can be downloaded using.... http://www.costadelvesuvio.com/brocure.pdf Peter PS - don't get ... more

... in that area worth seeing is Villa Oplontis, which is believed to have been a house belonging to the wife of Nero. Some intro material Phlegraean Fields... http://www.gonomad.com/features/0904/italy-naples-family.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlegraean_Fields http://see-phlegraean-fields.blogspot.com ... more

... site with the remains of villas famous in their day for scandalous luxury, and baths covered by domes older and only slightly smaller than that of the Pantheon. A castle containing many of the local archaeological finds (although lots of the earlier ones, and some of the most important, are ... more